Tag: Peritoneal carcinomatosis

A form of cancer affecting the peritoneum, the thin membrane surrounding your abdominal organs. Peritoneal carcinomatosis most often develops when other abdominal tumors spread to the peritoneum, leading to multiple new tumours on the surface of this membrane. If you get peritoneal carcinomatosis, it generally means that your abdominal cancer is in an advanced stage. There are also very rare cases of primary peritoneal carcinomatosis, which begins in the peritoneum itself. These cases usually happen in women who are at high risk of developing ovarian cancer.

Since peritoneal carcinomatosis most often develops when existing cancers spread, the main risk factor is having other advanced cancers, including:

Appendix cancer
Colon cancer
Rectal cancer
Pancreatic cancer
Gastric cancer
Neuroendocrine Tumours in these areas

09Oct 2020 by Ronny Allan 5 Comments

Paul Hunter Tribute – Snooker champion and Neuroendocrine Cancer patient

Awareness, Inspiration

Paul Hunter, three-time Masters snooker champion was just 27 when he fell victim to Neuroendocrine Cancer at the peak of his powers and popularity. At just 25, he'd won the third Masters title, a feat which, at the time, had been achieved by only two other players in the world. He was dubbed the "Beckham of the Baize" because of his chiselled good looks and long, blond hair (a reference to famous footballer David Beckham). The Masters Trophy is one of the prestigious titles in the international snooker world and it was a belated honour that the trophy was renamed "The Paul Hunter Trophy" in 2016 at the 10th anniversary of his death from Neuroendocrine Cancer. This young age is unlike the majority of Neuroendocrine Cancer patients who are diagnosed…

17Jul 2018 by Ronny Allan 8 Comments

Neuroendocrine Cancer: Fibrosis – an unsolved mystery?

Living with Neuroendocrine Cancer, Treatment

What happened to me?Since I was diagnosed in 2010, I've always known I've had a fibrosis issue in the retroperitoneal area, as it was actually identified on my very first CT scan, which triggered my diagnosis. Here's how the radiologist described it - "There is a rind of abnormal tissue surrounding the aorta extending distally from below the renal vessels. This measures up to 15mm in thickness". He went on to describe that "almost certainly malignant". The second and third scans would go on to describe as "retroperitoneal fibrosis" and "a plaque-like substance". Interestingly the fibrosis itself does not appear to 'light up' on nuclear scans indicating it was not cancerous (see below).I really didn't know what to make of this issue at diagnosis, although I did know the aorta…

Summary Great start to 2023 and I thank those who continue to support my social media and this blog. I’m keen to hear any suggestions of the sort of thing you would like me to research and publish. The top 10 most-read posts in January are listed below: Paul Hunter Tribute – Snooker champion and […]

Phase I study of procaspase-activating compound-1 (PAC-1) in the treatment of advanced malignancies (incl NET)

Trial Summary This interesting trial is a multi-cancer effort including NET. The phase I clinical trial of Procaspase Activating Compound-1 (PAC-1), a drug that spurs programmed cell death in cancer cells, found only minor side effects in patients with end-stage cancers. The drug stalled the growth of tumors in the five people in the trial […]

Dustin Diamond

I’m behind the curve on this one after being ahead on celebrities such as Steve Jobs, Aretha Franklin, Wilko Johnson and Olivia Williams. But in my defence, Dustin Diamond was not that well known in UK. I noticed his name mentioned in relation to “Neuroendocrine” in early 2023. I set about searching and it didn’t […]

Neuroendocrine tumors are uncommon but definitely not rare

USA finally commits UK and Australian figures recently confirmed that Neuroendocrine Cancer is the 10th and 7th most common cancer type. It was great to see this post from the American Society of Clinical Oncology, albeit the USA is joining later than many other countries confirming the worst-kept secret ever – NETs are not rare. […]

Cancer Ablation

What is Cancer Ablation? This is a minimally invasive surgical method to treat solid cancers. Special probes are used to “burn” or “freeze” cancers. Computed Tomography (CT), Ultrasound (US) or Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) is used to guide and position the needle probe into the tumour. This requires only a tiny hole, usually less than […]